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From: "Cliff and Sheryl Townsend" <>
Subject: RE: [TX-Cem] Re: TX-CEMETERIES-D Digest V01 #156
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 10:59:17 -0500
In-Reply-To: <3AFAC205.FE493659@earthlink.net>


Are you saying that they did not move the graves but put sand on top and are
playing ball on top of graves! This is terrible.
sheryl

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeanie [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 11:30 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [TX-Cem] Re: TX-CEMETERIES-D Digest V01 #156


Sharon,

I can show you all where this cemetery is. In Dr. Hooks' book he says that
Old
Hardin was for the whites and "Hanging Tree" was for the blacks and they
were
dedicated around the same time. There are only two readable stones left and
one
appears to be a veteran of WWI. I go out occasionally and put a new flag on
that grave and flowers on the other graves I can find. Mr. Wright has been
ill
but he has promised us that he will go out and show us what he found when he
is
feeling better. He "found" this cemetery before they started bulldozing for
the
baseball fields. I believe that they have bulldozed three fourths of this
cemetery and put sand on top of it which makes it almost impossable to see
where
the graves were. Connie, I would love to go out with you one day and "poke
around" in this cemetery. A friend of mine, who wishes to remain nameless
went
out and nailed signs to the trees that say "CEMETERY" in foot high letters
so no
one can say that they didn't know it was there.. --JLR

Sharon Gore Wood wrote:

> Gay,
>
> The Old Hardin Cemetery is fine for searching. It is clean and kept up.
> However, I read last night that there is an Older Hardin Cemetery. I'll
let
> you read about it.
> http://www.geocities.com/hardincounty/hangingcemetery.htm
>
> A few years back, I can't remember now what they where going to build.
When
> they where bulldozing, they came across an cemetery, located somewhere
right
> new the Old Hardin Cemetery. This might be the same thing that this
article
> was writing about. They did stop any more progress in the area. Have no
> idea what they decided to do with the gravestones or cemetery. Most
likely
> they are going to let it grow up again, hoping everyone will forget about
> it. I went to the area, but never seen anything, but a parked bulldozer.
I
> am only in the area on weekends sometimes. Hard to ask anyone with
> authority what is going on.
>
> Sharon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 10:21
> Subject: [TX-Cem] Re: TX-CEMETERIES-D Digest V01 #156
>
> > Sharon......
> > Would you get any info if you contacted the county/State Hwy Dept to see
> what
> > they are planning as to the road? The Old Hardin Ceme. is where my
> > ggrandparents along w/ other relataives are buried. Will I have any
> problems
> > if I try to search the cemetary??
> > Gay
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > In a message dated 5/10/01 10:02:59 AM Central Daylight Time,
> > writes:
> > > My original question was: Does anyone know what the county state
highway
> > dept.
> > > or whoever is going to do about the cemetery that they are talking
> about
> > > running along side the Old Hardin Cemetery. That was my understanding
> > about
> > > what they where talking about doing where it is located.
> >
> >
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> > Find a Texas County fast:
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/
> >
>
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